Lela Rose Buehler
May 27, 2007
Lela Rose Buehler, 74, Ottawa, died Sunday, May 27, 2007, at Village Manor Nursing Home, Ottawa. She was born Jan. 4, 1933, at Waverly to Vernon and Rose (Thimmesch) Samsel. She lived in Waverly until she moved to Ottawa in 1953. She graduated from Waverly High School in 1950. She worked as a cook at L&L Cafe, Ottawa, for...
James E. Hollon
May 26, 2007
James E. `Jimmy` Hollon, Jr., 62, of Pomona, Kansas died on Saturday, May 26, 2007 at his home in Pomona, Kansas. He was the son of James and Betty Jean (Caleb) Hollon. He was born on Sunday, October 28, 1944, in, Ottawa, Kansas. Jimmy was a life-long Franklin County resident, living in Ottawa, Rantoul and Pomona. He attended schools...
Ruth Lockman Jester
May 24, 2007
Ruth Olivia Lockman Jester 1928-2007 Ruth Olivia Lockman Jester, 79, of Louisburg, Kansas went to be with the Lord on December 5, 2007 She was born May 24, 1928 in Gordon, Wisconsin. Her parents were Raye and Olivia Lockman and she had three older brothers, all of whom have preceded her in death. Ruth worked for a short time...
Thelma Louise Edgecomb
May 23, 2007
Louise was a near lifelong Franklin County, Kansas resident. She graduated from Williamsburg High School with the class of 1937. As a young woman, Louise worked as a beautician in Topeka and later owned a beauty shop in Williamsburg. She worked in the composing department at the Ottawa Herald from January 7, 1974, until retiring December 31, 1986, and...
Johanna Mary Wichman
May 23, 2007
Johanna M. Wichman, 92, Richmond, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at the Richmond Care Center. A funeral mass will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Therese Catholic Church, Richmond. She was born June 21, 1914, at Baileyville to Henry and Agnes (Bockerstette) Tangeman. Johanna lived near Seneca, Kansas, moving to Valley Falls, Kansas in 1950, and Richmond, Kansas in...
Sharon Kaye Bond
May 11, 2007
Sharon Kaye Bond, 75, Ottawa, died Friday, May 11, 2007, at Village Manor Nursing Home. She was born Feb. 11, 1932, at Ottawa to Ottawa Everett and Leona Alta (Daugherty) Baker. Sharon was a lifelong resident of Ottawa. She attended Ottawa schools. Sharon was a homemaker and, from 1970 through 1977, worked with her husband at the Franklin County...
Wilbur Richardson
May 10, 2007
Wilbur Johnson 'Jim' Richardson was born on Saturday, January 26, 1924, in Waverly, Kansas. He was the son of Clyde and Effie (Johnson) Richardson. Jim grew up in Waverly. He and Marjorie lived in Emporia; Kansas City, Kansas; and various locations in Oklahoma, moving to Ottawa in 1954, where he made his home until his death on Thursday, May...
Eulah Dorene Rigsby
May 7, 2007
Eulah was a lifelong resident of Olpe, Kansas, moving to Ottawa in 2004. Following high school, Eulah graduated from Tulsa (Oklahoma) Business College. She was a homemaker. In the late 1940`s, she worked at Steffes Meat Locker in Olpe as a meat cutter. She was also secretary and office manager for Lyon County Farm Bureau for fifteen years in...
Frances Fern Gish
May 4, 2007
Frances Fern Gish, 90, Ottawa, died Friday, May 4, 2007, at Aldersgate Nursing Home, Topeka. She was born Dec. 4, 1916, at Bazine to Frank and Rose (Cole) Meyers. Frances grew up and lived in Bazine, Kansas until moving to Ottawa in 1963. She graduated from Bazine High School with the class of 1934 and attended Ft. Hays College....
Glen Raymond Fitzgerald
May 3, 2007
G. Raymond Fitzgerald, 95, Ottawa, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at the Village Manor Nursing Home, Ottawa. He was born Feb. 25, 1912, in Greenwood Township to John and Nellie (Pruett) Fitzgerald. Raymond lived in Richmond, Kansas, twelve years, and over fifty years in Ottawa, Kansas. Raymond graduated from Pomona High School with the class of 1930. He owned...
Kenneth Clifford Jones
May 1, 2007
Kenneth Clifford Jones was born on Monday, August 13, 1934, in Lawrence, Kansas. He was the son of Kenneth Clifford Adrian Jones and Martha Eleanor (Goode) Jones. A lifelong resident, Kenneth made his home in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, until his death on Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at the age of seventy-two years. Kenneth graduated from Ottawa High School...
Dorothy June Reams
May 1, 2007
Dorothy June Elizabeth Reams, 89, longtime resident of Glenn Hill in Danbury, Connecticut, died at Danbury Hospital on Tuesday, May 1. She was born in Ottawa on Oct. 25, 1917, daughter of the late Herbert C. Willrout and Violet Marita (Nutt) Keene. Prior to moving to Danbury, Dorothy was a lifetime resident of Ottawa, working as a secretary for...
Norah Beatrice Davidson
Apr 27, 2007
Norah Beatrice Davidson was born on Tuesday, June 1, 2004, in Olathe, Kansas. She lived with her parents, brothers and sister in Quenemo, Kansas, until her death on Friday, April 27, 2007, at the age of two years, ten months. Norah was a precious little girl with beautiful red hair like her 'Grandma Davidson'. She loved playing with her...
Ramona Lou Ball
Apr 27, 2007
Ramona Lou Ball was born on Friday, September 30, 1949, in Ottawa, Kansas. She was the daughter of Robert and Betty Jean (Hulcy) Hubbard. Ramona lived in Branson, Missouri, and Wichita, Kansas. She lived most of her life in Franklin County, Kansas, until her death on Friday, April 27, 2007, at the age of fifty-seven years. Ramona attended Rantoul...
Rebekah Nadine Davidson
Apr 27, 2007
Rebekah Nadine 'Becky' Davidson was born on Wednesday, December 6, 1972, in Tacoma, Washington. She was the daughter of Joseph 'Chuck' and Ruth (Salsberry) Cygan. She lived in Ottawa eight years and also Emporia, moving to Quenemo, Kansas four years ago, where she made her home until her death on Friday, April 27, 2007, at the age of thirty-four...
